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Greenwich Academy Expansion Means Less Open Space and Lost Tax Revenue
Over three years after Greenwich Academy purchased a 54-acre parcel of land from descendants of the Rockefeller family for $18.2 million, the school is moving to develop the property into a dedicated lower-school campus serving kindergarten through fourth grade, along with athletic facilities and faculty housing. Originally listed for $21.5 million, the landmark property had been in the Rockefeller family for over a century and represented the family's last large landholding in Greenwich....
Oct 8, 2026
Greenwich P&Z Devotes 20 Minutes Saving a Single Oak Tree
The Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission recently drew a hard line in the topsoil: a developer’s request to remove a single, healthy 24-inch oak tree at 40 West Way in Old Greenwich was officially rejected. The tree sits on the site of a sprawling new 7,559-square-foot single-family home. During the September 15 meeting (which you can watch in the video replay), commissioners spent over 20 minutes debating the fate of this solitary oak. Their ultimate consensus? The property owner was...
Sep 26, 2026
Why Won't Greenwich Democrats Stand Up Against High-Density Housing Mandates?
A fierce battle over Greenwich’s future, utility limits, and state zoning mandates has erupted between local party leaders after First Selectman Fred Camillo called for a statewide moratorium on high-density housing mandates like Connecticut’s Statute 8-30g. DTC: "The Utility Crisis that Wasn't" On September 17, the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee (DTC) published "The Utility Crisis That Wasn't," accusing Camillo of manufacturing a fake infrastructure emergency to block affordable...
Sep 25, 2026
Just Around the Corner from Greenwich: Major Stamford Fentanyl Stash House Dismantled
A key figure in a major Fairfield County narcotics ring operating just miles from the Greenwich border was handed an 18.5-year federal prison sentence on September 16. Ramion Baker, 46, of Stamford—known as “Ray Ray”—was sentenced in federal court to 162 months in prison, running consecutively to a 10-year state sentence for three previous robberies. Baker’s extensive criminal history includes prior convictions for robbery, assault, and federal drug trafficking. The sentencing follows a joint...
Sep 24, 2026
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